Violeta and Sujey face deportation hearing this Friday
Posted on Aug 17, 2011 at 09:21 am
This Friday, Violeta Pando will find out whether or not she will be separated from her wife, Sujey, who faces deportation back to Mexico. Although Violeta and Sujey are legally married, the federal government will not allow Violeta to sponsor Sujey because the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) keeps the government from recognizing their marriage for the purposes of immigration.
VIDEO: Emotional Testimony at Colorado Civil Union Bill Hearing
Posted on Mar 08, 2011 at 04:20 pm
The committee passed the bill, but bigger challenges remain.
Leslie & Katina: Everyday Moments
Posted on Feb 28, 2011 at 01:40 pm
Just about every person who's in a serious relationship remembers that moment – the time when they realized that the other person was "the one." It could happen during some kind of romantic candlelit dinner or a sunset walk on the beach – but for most, it’s an everyday moment when the realization hits that you would be happy to spend the rest of your life with this person. That's what happened for Leslie and Katina.
Kathy & Carmah: Making Their Own Family
Posted on Feb 22, 2011 at 02:01 pm
Kathy Glass and Carmah Lawler have a good sense of humor about their age – and they say that sense has also helped keep them together for over 30 years. Kathy is 79 and Carmah is 82.
VIDEO: Denied on Valentine’s Day
Posted on Feb 15, 2011 at 05:01 pm
Gay couples around America went to clerks' offices to request marriage licenses yesterday. In Denver, the experience for one couple with a young daughter was especially heartbreaking.
The state of Marriage Equality in 2011
Posted on Jan 18, 2011 at 03:30 pm
After a 2010 with few marriage equality measures contested outside the courtroom, 2011 will likely see a number of battles state by state across the country.
Couple hopes civil union bill becomes Colorado law
Posted on Dec 17, 2010 at 12:00 pm
It's the one gift Leslie Herod and Katina Banks of Denver won't find under their Christmas tree, but it could come by way of the state legislature. State Senator Pat Steadman, D-Denver, plans to introduce a bill early next year to recognize civil unions in Colorado.
Colorado lawmaker plans to introduce civil-unions bill
Posted on Dec 16, 2010 at 02:00 pm
A state lawmaker plans to introduce a bill next year that would make Colorado the fourth state to recognize civil unions.
Sen. Pat Steadman, D-Denver, said he believes the majority of Coloradans support civil unions and oppose gays being treated unfairly.
Gay rights take center stage in N.Y.
Posted on Dec 14, 2010 at 09:30 am
A new phase in the politics of the gay rights movement that could have an even larger impact on the 2012 cycle has begun.
In New York, well-funded gay rights groups will seek to make support for the freedom to marry as mandatory in blue America as allegiance to the Second Amendment is in red America — and to make opposition just as politically suicidal.
9th Circuit Perry v. Schwarzenegger hearing: analysis and discussion
Posted on Dec 07, 2010 at 10:00 am
Adam Bink gives a summary of reactions from across the political spectrum to yesterday's Prop 8 Oral Arguments.